The Admired Leadership Institute combines a week of leadership learning with authentic western experiences in southern Utah. This carefully balanced design provides participants with a truly memorable Admired Leadership® experience. It is designed to create rich dialogue among peer-like leaders.
The Admired Leadership Institute experiences are our first choice for the high potential and senior leaders in our company. The Utah program in particular is career changing for our leaders. Our leaders return from these experiences energized and equipped with practical behaviors and routines that make them more effective. The Admired Leadership programs are the best we have ever seen.
— Senior Vice President, Global Insurance Company
Time & Location
September 21-26, 2025
Torrey, Utah
Who Should Attend
The ideal Admired Leadership Institute participant should be a leader with current significant responsibility and “high potential” for increasing levels of management or leadership complexity. Because of the active nature of each session, a leader with an outdoor orientation is recommended for the program.
Faculty
Randall K. Stutman, Ph.D. is the founder of the Admired Leadership Institute and is widely recognized as an authority in leadership strategy and style. Dr. Stutman works as an executive coach for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Capital One, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, State Farm, Sun Life Financial, and Morgan Stanley, among others. The author of three books on leadership, he is a former Professor at Temple University and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
John Daly, Ph.D. is a noted scholar and researcher in the area of organizational advocacy. He has worked with more than 100 organizations, including United Airlines, Dun & Bradstreet, Dell, and the Governor’s Executive Education Program for the State of Texas. Dr. Daly is currently a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin where he teaches interpersonal communication, persuasion, and leadership behavior. He has published four books and more than 80 articles on leadership communication.
Accommodations
The Lodge at Red River Ranch is a four-star western hotel with 15 suites and an impressive great room, sitting just below the red cliffs of Thousand Lake Mountain in southern Utah. Each participant will be provided with a private suite, complete with bedroom, bathroom, parlor, and fireplace.
While participants arrange for personal travel into Salt Lake City International Airport, we provide transportation from Salt Lake City to the Lodge at Red River Ranch in Torrey, Utah on a chartered plane. At the conclusion of the symposium, participants fly back to Salt Lake City International Airport in time to make connections to all points.
The Lodge at Red River Ranch
2900 UT-24
Teasdale, UT 84773
The Core Sessions
The core sessions consist of 30 distinct learning modules interwoven with group activities designed to encourage reflection and dialogue. A sampling of modules includes:
- Beginnings: New Roles and Transitions
- Developing and Coaching Juniors
- Driving Performance and Delivering Results
- Inspiring Others Around You
- Leading Your Leader for Team Success
- Leading When Things Go Wrong
- Making Great Decisions Every Day
- Making New Roles and Transitions Work from Day One
- Making the Time to Lead
- Projecting Senior Leadership Credibility
- Propelling Organizational Change
- What You Don’t Know About Building Relationships
- Why Should Anyone Follow You?
- Why the Right Talent Is Trying to Find You, Too
Recreational Activities
In addition to the working sessions, there are extracurricular activities where participants can experience the grandeur of the American West. These activities also allow attendees to exchange ideas and develop meaningful relationships with their fellow participants. A trail hike to Butch Cassidy Arch, a horseback ride in Capitol Reef National Park, guided fly-fishing, sporting clays, and a western barbecue are some of the events planned for this year’s session.
Next Steps
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